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Inkling vs GLM 5.3

At a glance

Thinking Machines Lab's open-weight multimodal model with 41B active parameters out of 975B total.

524K ctx$1.00/$4.05 per M

Z.ai's large-scale reasoning flagship for complex software engineering and long-horizon agent tasks.

1.0M ctx$0.08/$4.80 per M
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Reasoning
Sources:Epoch AI·Provider·OpenRouter· as of 2026-10-02
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science87.2%Expert-Level29.7%Factual Recall7%43.9%
Math
Competition Math7%97.1%
Coding
Real-World Coding77.6%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks63.8%Novel Reasoning36.5%
Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-10-02
Cheaper29%
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science4%90.9%Expert-Level—Factual Recall41.0%
Math
Competition Math91.1%
Coding
Real-World Coding—
Agentic
Terminal Tasks—Novel Reasoning—
Specs
524K
Context
256K
Max output
Jul 2026
Released
1.0M
Context
256K
Max output
Aug 2026
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$1.00/M tokens
Output16%$4.05/M tokens
Cache read$0.17/M tokens
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input92%$0.08/M tokens
Output$4.80/M tokens
Cache read54%$0.08/M tokens
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Frequently Asked Questions: Inkling vs GLM 5.3▼

Which is better, Inkling or GLM 5.3?

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Both Inkling and GLM 5.3 are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.

Which is cheaper, Inkling or GLM 5.3?

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GLM 5.3 has a lower blended cost. Inkling: $1.00 input / $4.05 output. GLM 5.3: $0.08 input / $4.80 output.

Which has a larger context window, Inkling or GLM 5.3?

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GLM 5.3 has a larger context window: Inkling supports 524K tokens vs GLM 5.3 at 1M tokens.

Do both Inkling and GLM 5.3 support vision?

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Inkling supports vision/image input, but GLM 5.3 does not.

What are the key differences between Inkling and GLM 5.3?

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Key differences: GLM 5.3 is significantly cheaper; only Inkling supports vision input. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Inkling and GLM 5.3 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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